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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0664453
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The ecological dynamics of secreted bacteriocins and the evolution of multiple bacteriocin production in Escherichia coli. Bacteria produce compounds known as bacteriocins that are toxic to other microorganisms. The success of bacteria as bio-control agents and in probiotic formulations for the control microbial pathogens is, in part, due to bacteriocins. Bacteriocins may also have a role as replacements for traditional antibiotics and as natural food preservatives. The potential usefulness of bacteriocins as the active agent in bio-control agents, as antibiotic replacements, as food preservatives, and as part of the repertoire of traits in probiotic formulations requires a sound understanding of the eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacteriocins. Understanding the ecology and evolution of bacteriocins is the goal of the proposed research.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2006
End Date: 12-2009
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $259,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial Ecology | Bacteriology | Population And Ecological Genetics | Microbiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Disease distribution and transmission | Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species |
